Image: TED The Ai Pin, the new gadget / wearable device / projector / thing from the secretive startup Humane, might cost as much as $1,000 and may require a monthly subscription for data, according to The Information. The mysterious device has been in development for years, but we got our first good look at
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Read MoreTonya Riley / Bloomberg Law: After state AGs sued Meta for not using age-verification methods to safeguard kids, privacy groups raise concerns about security and the tech’s untested nature — A lawsuit brought by California and more than 30 state attorneys general against Meta Platforms Inc. for allegedly enticing …
Read MoreBorn from a passion for caving and the wish to turn this into a digital adventure for all ages, Colossal Cave Adventure has grown from its quiet introduction in 1976 by William Crowther into the expanded game that inspired countless others to develop their own take on the genre, eventually leading to the realistically rendered
Read MorePolitico: A US executive order, expected to be issued as soon as October 30, will require firms building powerful AI models to report how they plan to protect their tech — The White House is poised to make an all-hands effort to impose national rules on a fast-moving technology, according to a draft executive order
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Researchers earned $1M+ for 58 zero-day exploits targeting consumer products at Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 and hacked a fully patched Samsung Galaxy S23 four times — The Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 hacking competition has ended with security researchers earning $1,038,500 for 58 zero-day exploits …
Read MoreFor better or worse, most drivers for PC-related hardware like RGB components and fan controllers are built for Windows and aren’t generally of the highest quality. They’re often proprietary and clunky, and even if they aren’t a total mess they generally won’t work on Linux machines at all, or even on a headless setup regardless
Read MoreThe Verge All the Matter-compatible devices you can buy now, plus what’s coming soon to the Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung-backed smart home standard. Continue reading…
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Adam Mosseri says he wants Threads to be the “de facto platform for public conversations online” and web app is not a “primary focus” as mobile usage is higher — Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has high ambitions for Threads: he wants it to become the …
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now reply to your questions in real time, as spotted earlier by 9to5Google. Bard previously only sent a response when it was complete, but now you can get a glimpse at your answer as it’s getting generated. If you don’t want Bard to respond to your questions
Read MoreWe’re playing with fire here, in a way, because many sites on the internet — Android Authority included — depend on some form of ad revenue to survive. But we also recognize that ads can potentially be obnoxious or even scams, so ad blockers may sometimes be a necessity to make the web usable. With
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Adam Mosseri says he wants Threads to be the “de facto platform for public conversations online” and web app is not a “primary focus” as mobile usage is higher — Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has high ambitions for Threads: he wants it to become the …
Read MoreCarly Page / TechCrunch: Apple fixes bug that undermined iOS privacy feature for years — Apple has fixed a years-old vulnerability in its iPhone and iPad software that undermined a privacy feature since it first debuted. — Back in 2020, Apple announced a new feature in iOS 14 that would prevent nearby wireless routers …
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: Apple fixed an old iOS bug that let nearby wireless routers gather real MAC addresses even when Private Wi-Fi Address is enabled, including in Lockdown Mode — “From the get-go, this feature was useless,” researcher says of feature put into iOS 14. — Three years ago, Apple introduced …
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has high ambitions for Threads: he wants it to become the “de facto platform for public conversations online,” he said on Friday. Big statement to make on the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk taking over Twitter! Meta’s aspirations came up as part of a question Mosseri answered in
Read MoreRed Hat’s latest implementation of the Quarkus Kubernetes-native Java stack includes a new developer UI and a contract-based testing capability. The Red Hat build of version 3.2 of Quarkus was initially detailed on October 23, with instructions for getting started with the new build at developers.redhat.com. The Dev UI in the Red Hat build of
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: Apple fixed an old iOS bug that let nearby wireless routers gather real MAC addresses even when Private Wi-Fi Address is enabled, including in Lockdown Mode — “From the get-go, this feature was useless,” researcher says of feature put into iOS 14. — Three years ago, Apple introduced …
Read MoreIllustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Instagram is testing a new feature that will let your friends add to your posts. When you’re about to post a carousel, Instagram will give you the option to let followers submit their own photos and videos that they want to include. The submissions won’t get added to your
Read MoreOliver Knight / CoinDesk: Filing: Gemini sues Genesis Global, its former business partner for its Gemini Earn product, over 60M GBTC shares, worth $1.6B+, that were pledged as collateral — Gemini has filed a lawsuit against Genesis over 60 million GBTC shares that were pledged as collateral. — Register Now
Read MoreSnow White (Rachel Zegler) and (alphabetically) Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy, in Disney’s Snow White. | Image: Disney Disney’s delaying its upcoming live-action Snow White remake starring Rachel Zegler, but the studio’s also just released a new photo of the film’s take on the seven dwarfs that’s rather… let’s say “interesting.” According
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority A recent report suggests iPhone users keep their phones longer than Android users. One theory for why is that more choices of Android phones creates more opportunities for upgrade considerations. The report suggests iPhones might be more durable than Android phones, but we don’t buy that. In the United
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: Apple fixed an old iOS bug that let nearby wireless routers gather real MAC addresses even when Private Wi-Fi Address is enabled, including in Lockdown Mode — “From the get-go, this feature was useless,” researcher says of feature put into iOS 14. — Three years ago, Apple introduced …
Read MoreThis is the Future app for iOS. | Image: Future If you’re anything like me, making yourself work out is hard. You set an alarm but then can’t convince yourself to get out of bed. You’re done with work and have your clothes and sneakers packed, but tasks that seem more pressing just keep coming
Read MoreEmma Roth / The Verge: X adds a $16/mo. Premium+ plan with no ads in For You or Following and the “largest reply boost”, and a $3/mo. Basic plan with a “small boost” but no checkmark — X, the platform previously known as Twitter, has introduced a new $16 per month Premium Plus plan …
Read MoreCredit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung has shown off a new zoom feature that leverages the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3’s AI capabilities. Samsung’s new zoom feature is capable of simultaneously capturing close-ups while taking full-sized video and tracking subjects. The feature is specifically for the company’s 200MP camera. This week, Qualcomm held its Snapdragon
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